The head of the Al-Fateh Alliance, Hadi Al-Amiri, confirmed, on Saturday, that there is “certainty” that the parliamentary elections that took place on the tenth of last October were rigged while noting that the demonstrations were not against the winners. Al-Amiri said in a speech he delivered during the third …
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PMF, Iraqi army launch a large-scale security operation in Diyala
The Iraqi army and al-Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces-PMF) launched on Saturday a large-scale security operation to pursue ISIS operatives sheltering in mount Hemrin territory. According to a press release issued by the PMF command, the operation covered the territory between Baghdad-Kirkuk and Qara Tappa roads via eight axes: the …
Read More »Last-minute negotiations as UN climate conference set to close
Negotiators shuttled between delegations at the U.N. climate talks in Scotland on Saturday, seeking a deal to give the world a fighting chance of avoiding the worst effects of global warming, as the British host told them they had just hours left. Alok Sharma delayed a public meeting in the …
Read More »Putin says West, not Belarus, root cause of migrant crisis on border
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday that Western countries, rather than Belarus, were ultimately responsible for a migrant crisis on the Belarus-Poland border, pointing to wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Russia is a key ally of Belarus, which the European Union has accused of mounting a “hybrid attack” by …
Read More »New Delhi to shut schools, construction sites as pollution worsens
Schools in New Delhi will be closed for a week and construction sites for four days, the Indian capital’s chief minister said on Saturday, as the city tries to protect people in a worsening air pollution crisis. Arvind Kejriwal said talks on a potential complete lockdown in the capital were …
Read More »At least 6 dead, 7 injured in Blast hits Shi’ite area of Afghan capital Kabul
A magnetic bomb attached to a passenger minivan exploded in a heavily Shi’ite area of the Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday, causing an unknown number of casualties, Taliban officials and local residents said. A recent spate of such attacks has heaped more pressure on the Taliban rulers, who took power …
Read More »Earthquake of magnitude 5.3 strikes Western Australia – USGS
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck a sparsely populated area of Western Australia, 24 km (15 miles) from the small town of Marble Bar, the U.S. Geological Survey said on Saturday. The European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said the quake had a magnitude of 5.9 and was at a depth of …
Read More »Protesters face tear gas and bullets to oppose Sudan coup
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in the Sudanese capital Khartoum and other cities on Saturday to protest against a military takeover, despite security forces firing tear gas and bullets to disperse them, witnesses and medics said. One protester was killed by live fire from security forces …
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